Curtain bracket



Oct. 18, 1949. PMN 2,485,406

' CURTAIN BRACKET Filed May 6, 1946 1 INVENTOR HERMAN PAINE ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 18, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CURTAIN BRACKET Herman Paine, Muncie, Ind.

Application May 6, 1946, Serial No. 667,538

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to brackets for supporting window drapes, curtains, and shades, and more particularly to a member having parts formed integral therewith for supporting the drape and curtain rods and the shade roller.

It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a bracket of the type referred to in which the projecting arms for supporting the drape and curtain rods, as well as the shade roller, are struck and bent from a single piece of sheet metal.

It is a further object of the invention to provide means on the bracket to permit ready adjustment thereof to insure proper spacing of a pair of the brackets when attached to a window caslng.

It is another object of the invention so to form the bracket that it is reinforced for strength.

Other objects will be apparent from the following description of the invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a bracket showing a preferred embodiment of the invention, the bracket being illustrated in attached relation to a window casing;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a bracket which, with the bracket in Fig. 1, forms a pair to be secured to opposite sides of a window casing; and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, the bracket l (Fig. 1) consists of a flat plate portion H from which bracket arms l2, l3, and I4 are'struck and bent to project therefrom at right angles thereto. Arms [2 and I3 are designed to accommodate, respectively, drape and curtain rods and slot IS in arm l4 accommodates the square end of the spring-biased rod of a shade roller. Bracket N) (Fig. 2) has arms l2, l3 similar to those on bracket ill, but arm I4 is formed with a circular aperture IE to accommodate the customary round pin at the opposite end of the shade roller. Arms l4, M are preferably disposed below arms l3, l3 and laterally spaced therefrom in the direction of the center of the window. At that end of the brackets opposite arms I2, l2, the plate portion is bent at l1, H to provide reinforcement of the bracket. Ribs l8, l8 are pressed in the plate portion further to reinforce the bracket.

It will be noted that the brackets are formed with relatively long narrow portions l9, l9 and that these narrow portions are provided with longitudinal horizontal openings or slots 20, 20

to accommodate attaching screws 2|, of which there are two for each bracket, these screws being screwed into the window casing and being spaced from each other a distance somewhat less than the length of the slots. It is apparent, therefore, that the brackets have a slidable connection with the screws when the latter are loosened and the distance between brackets at opposite sides of the window casing thereby adjusted. When the brackets have been spaced the proper distance, the screws are tightened to secure the brackets against relative movement. The reinforcements l1, l1 may be used as finger grips and grasped when it is desired to adjust the brackets with respect to the screws and to each other.

While a preferred form of bracket has been illustrated and described, it is not intended that the invention be limited to the exact details shown. It is apparent also that the bracket may be secured to casings made from materials other than wood without modifying its details.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A bracket for attachment to a window casing comprising an L-shaped flat metal plate having a first arm integrally connected to one vertical edge of the plate and extending angularly from said edge, a second arm struck from said plate and extending angularly therefrom in spaced parallel relation to and in horizontal alignment with said first arm, and a third arm integrally connected to and extending angularly from another vertical edge of said plate, said third arm being spaced both horizontally and vertically from said first and second arms, said plate having a horizontally extending integral leg provided with a fastening slot, the free end of said leg being bent to form a finger grip thereon.

HERMAN PAINE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,074,033 Awald Sept. 23, 1913 1,384,246 Durnell July 12, 1921 1,488,505 Larsen et a1. Apr. 1, 1924 2,141,095 Tennant Dec. 20, 1938 

